- LEAHY, PATRICK J
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- Experience: Senate: 1975-Present
- Home State: Vermont
- Running: President, United States, 2016
- Total Raised: $2,609,231Coverage End: Thursday, March 31, 2016
- Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal
- Full Name: Patrick J. Leahy
- Gender: Male
- Family: Wife: Marcelle; 3 Children: Kevin, Alicia, Mark
- Birth Date: 03/31/1940
- Birth Place: Montpelier, VT
- Home City: Middlesex, VT
- Religion: Roman Catholic
Education
- JD, Georgetown University Law School, 1964
- BA, Saint Michael's College, 1961
Political Experience
- Senator, United States Senate, 1974-present
- President Pro Tempore, United States Senate, 2012-2015
Current Legislative Committees
- Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Member
- Appropriations, Member
- Joint Committee on the Library, Member
- Judiciary, Ranking Member
- Rules and Administration, Member
- Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies,
Member
- Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Member
- Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources, Member
- Subcommittee on Defense, Member
- Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Member
- Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, Member
- Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Member
- Subcommittee on Livestock, Marketing and Agriculture Security, Member
- Subcommittee on Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Food and Agricultural Research, Member
- Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Ranking Member
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees
- Co-Chair, Congressional Internet Caucus, 2003-present
- Co-Founder, Congressional Internet Caucus, 2003-present
- Member, Democratic Steering and Coordination Committee
- Co-Chair, Senate National Guard Caucus, present
Professional Experience
- Attorney
- State's Attorney, Chittenden County, 1966-1974
Religious, Civic, and other Memberships
- Member, Vermont Bar Association, 1964
Total: 3
06/11/2015
Patrick Leahy's Official Personal Website
06/10/2015
Patrick Leahy's Official Personal Website
02/02/2015
By BOB KINZEL | Vermont Public Radio
General Survey
Total: 750
Introduced Date | Bill Number | Bill Title | Last Action |
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07/29/1994 | S.2298 | Farm Credit System Agricultural Export and Risk Management Act | 07/29/1994 Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Credit. (All Actions) |
07/28/1994 | S.2050 | Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Amendments of 1994 | 07/28/1994 Subcommittee on Agricultural Research. Hearings held. (All Actions) |
07/22/1994 | S.2311 | A bill to exempt a foreign holding company from the application of the provisions of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935. | 07/22/1994 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. (All Actions) |
06/22/1994 | S.1269 | School Lunch Protection Act of 1993 | 06/22/1994 Committee on Agriculture. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 1614 ordered to be reported. (All Actions) |
06/07/1994 | S.2129 | Health Care Privacy Protection Act | 06/07/1994 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 454. (All Actions) |
05/25/1994 | S.2158 | Counterfeiting and Money Laundering Deterrence Act of 1994 | 05/25/1994 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. (All Actions) |
05/12/1994 | S.2054 | A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to remove the 7-percent interest rate limitation on certain Rural Electrification Administration loans, and for other purposes. | 05/12/1994 Star Print ordered on the bill. (All Actions) |
05/11/1994 | S.1930 | Farmers Home Administration Improvement Act of 1994 | 05/11/1994 Became Public Law No: 103-248. (All Actions) |
05/06/1994 | S.2086 | A bill to amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to remove the 7-percent interest rate limitation on certain Rural Electrification Administration loans, and for other purposes. | 05/06/1994 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. (All Actions) |
05/06/1994 | S.2005 | A bill to make certain technical corrections, and for other purposes. | 05/06/1994 Became Public Law No: 103-247. (All Actions) |
03/24/1994 | S.Con.Res.65 | A Child is Waiting Resolution | 03/24/1994 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture. (All Actions) |
03/24/1994 | S.J.Res.163 | A joint resolution to proclaim March 20, 1994, as "National Agriculture Day". | 03/24/1994 Became Public Law No: 103-223. (All Actions) |
02/28/1994 | S.1276 | Landmine Moratorium Extension Act of 1993 | 02/28/1994 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions) |
02/25/1994 | S.1816 | WIC Fraud Prosecution Act of 1994 | 02/25/1994 Referred to Subcommittee on Nutrition and Investigations. (All Actions) |
02/25/1994 | S.1646 | Food Stamp Fraud Reduction Act of 1993 | 02/25/1994 Referred to Subcommittee on Nutrition and Investigations. (All Actions) |
02/25/1994 | S.1623 | USDA Debarment Act of 1993 | 02/25/1994 Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Research. (All Actions) |
11/23/1993 | S.Con.Res.56 | A concurrent resolution to authorize corrections in the enrollment of S.1766. | 11/23/1993 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) |
11/01/1993 | S.1548 | A bill to amend the National Wool Act of 1954 to reduce the subsidies that wool and mohair producers receive for the 1994 and 1995 marketing years and to eliminate the wool and mohair programs for the 1996 and subsequent marketing years, and for other purposes. | 11/01/1993 Became Public Law No: 103-130. (All Actions) |
09/23/1993 | S.J.Res.137 | A joint resolution designating October 16, 1993, and October 16, 1994, each as "World Food Day". | 09/23/1993 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. (All Actions) |
08/20/1993 | S.1359 | National Food Stamp Anti-Counterfeiting Act of 1993 | 08/20/1993 Referred to Subcommittee on Nutrition and Investigations. (All Actions) |
Total: 4934
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